Cello-rest.



B. POEHLAND.

CELLO REST.

APPLICATION FILED Ausm. 1916.

1,288,179. Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

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BERNHLARD POEI-ILAND, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CELLO-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Application filed August 21, 1916. Serial No. 115,966.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNHARD POEHLAND, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cello- Rests,of which the following is a specification.

The invention pertains more particularly, though not exclusively, to a.combined rest and stop to be placed on the floor and adapted to receivethe lower end of the leg of a cello or similar musical instrument forpreventing the sliding or displacement of the instrument While theplayer is performing thereon.

hen a cello is in use it is rested on the floor and the player is seatedon a chair, and when the floor is smooth, especially when waxed, thecello is likely to slip forward along the floor and interfere with theplaying.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a combined rest and stop whichmay be located on the floor and at a proper distance from the chair onwhich the performer sits and which will serve to receive the lower endof the leg of the instrument and prevent any displacement of theinstrument by sliding forwardly. With the use of my invention the playeris relieved from the eifort of preventing the instrument from slidingforwardly, and hence can devote himself with greater pleasure andefficiency to performing on the instrument.

The invention comprises, in its preferred construction, a rest or sto 3to receive the leg of the instrument, a flexible tape within the rest orstop and adapted to be drawn outwardly at varying lengths therefrom, andmeans on the outer end of the tape for connecting the same with the legof a chair, thereby to restrain the rest or stop against movement on thefloor, means being provided within the rest or stop for locking the tapeagainst inward reeling or outward unreeling motion while the rest orstop is in use and after the same has once been adjusted with properrelation to the chair of the performer.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combined rest and stop of myinvention, the

same being shown as positioned for use, a chair for the performer and acello adjacent thereto being represented by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the same;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the rest orstop and its contamed parts, the outer portion of the tape being brokenaway;

Fig. i is a vertical section through the same taken on the dotted line4% of Fig. 6, the section through the casing of the rest or the stopbeing central and longitudinal;

Fig. 5 is a corresponding section of the same taken on the dotted line55 of Fig. 0 so far as the interior mechanism is concerned and centraland longitudinal so far as the casing of the rest or stop is involved;

Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section on a larger scale through thesame taken on the dotted line 66 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through the same taken on the dotted line7-7 of Fig. 2, a part of the tape being broken away.

In the drawings, 10 designates a suitable chair for the player on acello, 11 a cello of usual construction, and 12 the rest or stop of myinvention which, as shown in Fig. 1, is adapted to receive the lower endof the leg 13 of the cello and to be connected with a leg of the chair10 by means of a tape it and strap or band 15 secured to the outer endof said tape.

The rest or stop 12 comprises an exterior casing 16, which may be ofwood, and this casing preferably has fiat sides, a dome portion 17 and arearwardly projecting tongue portion 18 which has formed in its uppersurface a recess 19 which receives the lower pointed end of the leg 18of the cello. The forward or domed portion of the casing 16 is hollowand contains a closely fitting metal barrel or sleeve 20 within which ismounted, on a pin 21, a rotatable drum 22, said drum being of lessdiameter than said sleeve and adapted to receive on its exterior a tapelet and on its interior a clock spring 2%, one end of which is connectedwith the pin 21 and the other with the wall of the drum 22. The outerface of the sleeve 20 and drum 22 are substantially closed by a plate 25containing a central opening for the pin 21 and also for the shank of ahead 26 applied upon the outer end of said pin. The plate 25 is providedat opposite portions with ears 27 through which screws may be appliedfor fastening said plate to the casing 16, as shown in Figs. 2 and 7.The inner edges of the sleeve 20 abut against the inner wall 28 of therecess formed within the casing of the rest, and said sleeve adjacent toits inner edges is formed with an annular shoulder 29 against'which isapplied a plate or disk 30 which serves to close that portion of theinner side of the sleeve 20 which incloses the drum 22 and tape 14. Thedisk 30 is stationary and the pin 21 extends through the same andisheaded at its inner end exteriorly to the said disk. The. disk 30 hascut in it a flexible or spring tongue 31, ant this tongue is inengagement with the inner end of the pin 21 and carries at its outerportion a pin 32 which projects inwardly toward the drum 22. The drum 22has an inner wall 33 in close proximity to the disk 30, and said wall 33is formed with a concentric series of recesses 34, any oneof which maybe engaged by the pin 32 for locking the drum'22 against rotation. Thetension of the spring 24 acts to automatically rotate the drum 22 in adirection to wind the tape 14 upon the exterior of said drum, and thepurpose of the spring tongue 31 and pin 32 in cooperation with therecesses 34 in the drum 22 is to hold said drum against rotation and thespring 24 under restraint. When the parts are in normal position, thelocking pin 32 is pro- -jected into one of the recesses 34 and at suchtime the drum 22 is prevented from be ing rotated in eitherdirection,either to pay out the tape 14 or automatically rewind saidtape upon said drum. When it is desired to withdraw the tape 14outwardly from the rest, the operator will press inwardly on the knob 26so as to force the spring tongue 31 outwardly in a direction from thedrum 22 for the purpose of carrying its locking pin 32 from engagementwith the drum, and thereupon and while said pin is disengaged from thedrum, the operator may pull outwardly on the tape 14 so as to extendsuch length of the same as may be necessary, after which the pressure onthe knob 26 will be released and the pin 32 will pass into reengagementwith one of the recesses 34 and lock the drum 22 against rotation, thusleaving a length of the tape 514 extended and the mechanism of the stopin such condition that the spring 24 will be restrained from rewindingthe tape upon the drum and the drum will be restrained from paying outany further length of the tape due to any outward pressure of the celloagainst the rest or stop 12 tending to push said rest or stop from thechair 10.

The outer end of the tape or flexible con nection 14 is connected withan eye or ring 35 which is secured by a swivel 36 to the,

band or strap 15, the latter being simply a forwardly in a direction ofrestraint from pushing the rest or stop 12 forwardly.

The tape and its strap .or band 15 serve, as a means for restraining thestop or rest 12 against sliding movement on the'floor in a directionfrom the player, orin other words holds the rest or stop 12 in thatpredetermined position given to it for properly receiving the leg of thecello.

Within the casing 16 and leading from the chamber thereof through thetongue portion 18 is provided a slot 38 through which the tape 14 maytravel and be kept in fiat condition, as distinguished from becomingtwisted, and, the provision of the swivel 36 is to permit the strap orband 15 to be freely handled and looped around the leg of a chair orother abutment without twisting the tape 14, which will preferably be ofmetal.

In addition to slitting or cutting the disk 30 to form the spring tongue31, I preferably also slit or out said disk on the arc of a circle, asat 39, to form a spring section in said disk to carry the tongue 31 andcooperate therewith in returning the pin 32 to one of the recesses 34 inthe drum 22 after inward pressure on the knob 26 has been released. r V

The operation of the mechanism constituting my invention has been sofullypointed out hereinbefore that it is believed that furtherdescription as to such operation is vscri ed, for a cello or the like,comprising a having a recess in its upper part to receive the dependingbody to rest on the floor and leg of the cello, a rotary drum in saidbody, a tape wound thereon andiextensible from said body, a spring foractuating said drum to wind said tape thereupon, means for looking saiddrum against rotation in either direction, manually of said tape, andmeans on the outer end of said tape adapted to be engaged by means whensaid tape is extended from said body for preventing said body fromsliding forwardly on the floor.

2. A rest or stop of the character deoperative 'means for re-- leasingthe drum to permit 'thewithdrawal scribed for a cello or the likecomprising a body to rest on the floor and having a rearwardlyprojecting tongue portion formed in its upper surface with a recess toreceive the depending leg of the cello, a drum in said body, a tapewound thereon and extensible from said body, a spring for actuating saiddrum to wind said connection thereupon, means for locking said drumagainst rotation in either direction, manually operative means forreleasing the drum to permit the withdrawal of said tape, and means onthe outer end of said tape adapted to be engaged by means of restraintwhen said tape is extended from said body for preventing said body fromsliding forwardly on the floor.

3. A rest or stop of the character described for a cello or the like,comprising a body to rest on the floor and receive the depending leg ofthe cello, a rotary drum in said body, a pin extending through said drumand having an exposed head and having limited sliding movement, a springwithin said drum and at one end connected thereto and at the other endto said pin, locking means connected with the end of said pin andadapted to engage said drum and lock the same against movement in eitherdirection, a tape wound upon said drum and extensible from said body,and means on the outer end of said tape adapted to be engaged by meansof restraint when said tape is extended from said body for preventingsaid body from sliding forwardly on the floor.

4. A rest or stop of the character described for a cello or the like,comprising a body to rest on the floor and receive the depending leg ofthe cello, a rotary drum in said body, a pin extending through said drumand having an exposed head and having limited sliding movement, a springwithin said drum and at one end connected thereto and at the other endto said pin, locking means connected with the end of said pin andadapted to engage said drum and lock the same against movement in eitherdirection, a tape wound upon said drum and extensible from said body,and means on the outer end of said tape to be engaged by means ofrestraint when said tape is extende'd from said body for preventing saidbody from sliding forwardly on the floor, said locking means comprisinga spring tongue carrying a locking pin and said drum having at its innerend a series of recesses to be respectively engaged by said locking pin.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York, this19th day of August, A. D. 1916.

BERNHARD POE'HLAND.

Witnesses ARTHUR MARION, CHAS. O. GILL.

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Washington, D. 0.

